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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

Summary by Cyber Security News7 Oct 2026, 02:00 CET

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When Mohammed Yusuf resigned from his “poorly paid” teaching job in Ilorin, Kwara State, in October 2025, he hoped a new source of income would help him survive Nigeria’s economic hardship. After weeks of unsuccessful job searches, he inves ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1732#8052)

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